90s Comeback!

[Jerome]

My advice is this. Strip it down to bare bones rock. No synths (and I am a great fan of synth/electonica), no gimmicks, no frills and for God's sake no flash guitarists unless what they are playing actually makes sense and complements the music. A simple four piece - guitar,bass,drums, vocals. Throw in some solid lyrics (with some real meaning behind them) instead of trying to be hip by saying the latest catchphrase currently doing the rounds on FaceBook and you are off to a good start. OK I am an old fart, but a band I always go back to, and they were no great shakes musically but managed to produce some of the best basic material i've ever heard, is Bad Company. Sure they had their bad albums as well. But listen to this - a very basic four-piece playing real rock.

http://youtu.be/ww5GXbk58R0
http://youtu.be/mO3I_YfcY48
http://youtu.be/n3CfvXnawOo